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Ferryboat US Troops Sight Not To Resign Using

Overturns: 94 Killed

Yugoslavia Disaster

Belgrade, Nov. 16.

A crowded ferrybont broke loose from its cables

on

the River Sava yester- day, overturned and drown- ed 94 persons in one of Yugoslavin's worst trage- dies in recent years.

As reported by the official news agency, Tanjug, today the accident gecurred

near

the

village of Grasje where the river dividea the Republic of Bosnia and Croatia,

The oficjal account said Hasan Kisic, Secretary of the Jocal People's Committee in the village. insisted, upon moving the ferry across the river des- pite the fear and objection that the bout was overloaded,

M. Kisie was one of the two people hauled out, of the water, but he later died from his In- Juries,

So far, according to Tanjug, the bodies of 17 of the 94 Viči tims have been recovered,

Tanjug said that a heavy wind contributed to the dimcul- ties of the crossing.

The report said that M. Kisic

insisted upon the feary crossing

Manchurian Mountains

DIVISIONAL COMMANDER

IN CONFIDENT MOOD

Tokyo Nov. 17. '

American troops chased the retreating Communists to within sight of Manchurian. mountains on the northeastern front today while the South Korean forces on the northwestern front rolled up gains of as much as four miles.

Acheson

Keep His Post

Major General David G. Barr; Commander of the United States Seventh Division predicted that his troops would crack To the crust of Communist resistance today and "go all the way to the border without too much trouble,

The doughboys of the 25th Division's 17th Regiment were so close to the retreating enemy that they found camp fires still burning.

Gains of as much as four miles were reported by the South Korean because he wanted to take his troops north of the Kunuri-Tokchon highway, but at the same time the alck wife to a hospital-A5- sociated PresTM,

US Second and 25th Divisions encountered increased enemy resistance behind UN lines, a Ninth Corps spokesman said today.

Her Recipe For Longevity

London, Nov. 16.

A good appelite is the main thing you need if you want to live to be 100, says Mrs Amella East, who recently celebrated her 1000 birthday.

secret lies in

The

good meal," she said.

Cating a

was between two and four miles

The ROK Eighth Division secured Tokchon and the vicini- ty and continued to press for ward against a high ground to

he north,

ROK Sixth The

Division

A

how

Washington, Nov. 16. President Truman said today that the Secretary of will remain in his post. State, Mr Dean Acheson,

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Using Unloaded Gun Is Assault Says Court

IMPORTANT LOCAL DECISION

An important point of law which will have far reaching repercus- sions in criminal proceedings in Hongkong against thugs who intimidate their victims with revolvers was settled in the Supreme Court this morning.

The Full Court, comprising Mr Justice Williams, Mr Justice Gould and Mr Justice Scholes, ruled that an assault was committed if a robber pointed a gun, which he knew to be unloaded, at another, who did not know it was unloaded, and so near that if it went off it might cause injury.

The Court's ruling arose out such as to induce a reasonable view of the law of assault ex- of a case in which

two men belief that real weapon is being pressed in Reg. v St George and were found

question reserved guilty of assault used, we consider that propasi-answer the

tho with intent to rob. Sentence attion is correct and we do not for our consideration in

affirmative. It follows that the the time of conviction was see why it should not be so. postponed until the Court gave "For the reasons above stated convictions of the prisoners are

amrmed." we think it right to accept the its ruling on this point of law.

At the trial. Mr A, Lonsdale,

Crown Councel, prosecuting.

sald the assault in the case was in the pointing of an unloaded rearm at a man and submitted that once this roused apprehen-. sion and fear in that man it was assault, the ingredient of alarm being essential.

From this action it was In- terred that the firearm was to be

used perpetrating a robbery.

Their Last Boundary

Stronghold Endangered

with the intention of FRENCH IN TROUBLE NEAR MONCAY

Mr Lonsdale said a decision was necessary on this question of whether the pointing of an constituted assault because uploaded revolver at a person of

the Full

(From John Shaw)

- With the Foreign Legion on the Chinese Frontier,

Nov. 16.

last stronghold along the Caflong River boundary with China.

the prevalence in the Colony of Vietminh Communist forces are gathering in the cases where drearms both load-mountains near Moncay in the northeast of Indo-China, ed and unloaded had been used threatening to drive French and native troops from their Under questioning at, a news in robberies. conference, Mr Trumon told Giving its verdict correspondents that they might Court said the question was one as well stop speculating an to of considerable importance in whether Mr Acheson is

The Fort of Thanfpour over- going Hongkong where unfortunately looking the river alxteen miles Japanese.

a resistant group against tho to resign,

Their name came robberies carried out by the northwest of Moncay has been from the parasols they carried to keep their weapons and un- munition dry.

maining in his job and em- only too frequently,

He said Mr Acheson is re-use of Brearms of all sorts were abandoned after a six day selge.

Mrs Ear lives at a rest home holding the centre of the high- the Allied line, the Korean wealth Brigade, the 29th, was warned that he will continue to

here with 17 other old people, the youngest of whom is 76.

Her companions presented her with a huge, leod birthday cake with candies on it-Reuter

Thanks Very Much

way line was advancing on Wolbene-United Press

SPOTTY RESISTANCE

Seoul, Nov. 17. Allied troops scratched out to five miles against gains up spotty fted resistance in general advance along the elect

Sydney, Nov. 10. Burglars wid broke into the home of

director company

Korea on Thursday.

#ttack.

ruck ghting front in North The sloot made the going rough for the foot soldiers, and cut down the around the clock John Walton left a note thank-ly centres. Temperatures rose bombing of Red bases and sup- ing his wife for food and wine from previous near zero levels,

cased." however.

AIR ACTION yor Walton, beer gið salmon WOS Τα the northeast,

In yesterday's air action, a the US pice but fee

couldn't and Seventh Infantry Division sent few bembers and fighters of eny milk for the tea so we had

spearhead up the east the US Fifth Air Force broke some champane instead. Thank banks of the Fulon reservoir hrough the marky overcast and you."---Reuter.

and another-the US 17th Re-bombed three towns north

The noto read!

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cake,

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Will

It

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nearer

town.

Those infiltrating have blown a boo with dynamiit in the back of the police post u French end of the International Bridge to China”.

The name slayed but the com- manders now prefer to interpret it as a symbol of protection they give to the people.

It was a gollant band of Go ot thewo antive goldiers who were besieged Ia small Bear Geste, the little fort of Thanf- poun and cut off by continuous day and night attacks or 1,200

wall-

The ROK Seventh Division, giment--five miles North to the Chongchon beachhead front

the 41st parallel against Red in the northwest. north if Simnim-hi and Wawon, arks, artillery and infantry. Behind the lines, 200 Red with one regiment converging The advance put the 17th only querillas, qurrendered to the US. on Tamni, about seven miles 20 mies South of the Man Third Division near Wonsan on north of the highway.

churian border on the road to the east coast.

Con Socfthu six miles Kapsan.

The big part of Sungnamn, phasised that Mr Acheson is go-

AN ASSAULT IN LAW

the neighbouring outpost Rod troops

were reported north of Wonsan, was opened ing to be Secretary of State for

of Thantmal have so far been pulling back

It was a subject, however, on repelled. for a stand at to shipping, taking much of the long period. Kapsan. Ave miles North of "ressure off the smaller port of he will not call Congress into tively

Mr Truman announced that which there had been compara-

Rebels who shelter by day in the American positions.

Low Wonsan.

legal decisions Red China have crossed the At the extreme

eme northeast of

session British

before the announced particularly in English Courts outskirts of. Moncay, on four Common-

of cate

November 27, but during the last ninety years.,

nights recently and fired mor- Republic's Capital Division being assembled on the west to

was undoubtedly 21 S-

tars and machineguns into the row back a North Korean Rod etter Alled front line forces, press for enactment of the "fair sult in law to threaten a man assault on its right flank.

US British and Turkish troops dal" programme despite the it, close range with a firearm Reda had counter-attacked

Republican gain in Congress the

cleared highway and all lines on

which was loaded Capital Division, n

north of for shipment of more winter TO PRESS PROGRAMME After weighing - Uma Myongchon

sub two days, clothing to the troops, at the

Hundreds of mortar bomba missions made to them by Mr forcing some withdrawals.

He said that front.

at the

foll-in and around the white short A Hooton, Crown Counsel, and When the Communists struck

November Mr Brook Bernacchi 'who I counted 48 mortar bursts washed fortress. In the 80 foot vestenicy for a third counter- Army authorities cald the pession starting on

the Republican forces frontline forces should be fully 27 he would, mock a rent control appeared on assignment by the in one hour. They caused thigh quare tower the garrison

Extension and

statehood for Crown to argue the point of law the damage and few casualties. Ared back through narrow side leaped from their foxholes and equipped with winter clothing

and Alaska, and also drov, the Reds back two miles by the end of this week. Eller Hawaii

on behalf of the accused, their But many of the 0,000 inhabi slits. It claimed 300 killed. necessary, appropriations and Lordships said that even if they tants are fleeing y Chinese AMERICAN WEAPONS A US 10th Corps spokesman delivery was prevented the taxes. But in the new Congress were inclined to do so it would selling Jurdes, and motorboats to northeastern 15 miles front was fies and, by said the Red pressure on the said, by transportation discus

crowded up One of the enemy. that in January he made clear he be hardly open to them to dip ports within the more strongly the fact "gcally cas

with fro-brenda, in the darkness appeal for his entire "fair regard opinions of such eminence heli Tonkin. their deal" American' forces, outran

quoted to them. They were not DEFENDERS CONFIDENT and burnt down a double row. programme, supply lines,

"CASUALTY FIGUNES

He said he would press for it in fact inclined to disregard

The Navy has evacuated of bamboo pallendes Bristling them as is appeared-that- as long as he is President.

they

nearly 1,000 women and on the (Army officers in Washington

(aldofunbed the siz Uko epikes one Some critics of such ideas hs were correct in principle. placed American national health insurance and yesterday

Their Lordship's Judgment children families of native

protection casualties in the Korean war the Brannan Farm Subsidy then went on: it seems quite ongs working for the Fortail and was killed by a grenade at 28,681 on November 10. Play have suggested Mr Tru- wrong, in examining the sub- Legion,

tumbled into a yard. Of the total 4,700 were dead man should accept the ulection jeet of assault,

The French Foreign to eliminate

an American torzy gun- and 19,740

the citadel were, non-fatally

returns as an expression from from consideration the matter clonin

Many of wounded. The rest were re-

he people against these pro- of

11ed in a military state of mind of the W the ported missing in action)

posals.

person threatened. When it is village of green-wached bunga (It was announced in London Reporters told him there had remembered that the assault lows and barracks out the fringe

would run been talk, that he

of Moncay is confident that i can be complete without touch- date were 51-killed, 158 wound-for re-election in 1952 but Mring that person"in any way, it can hold out although, the main were captured by, the Combatt- od and five missing, About

the natives used 10,000 British troops are en-Truman said he was not ready surely must be the state of fear road westward is frequently it and now handed to Ho Chi

ta comment on

apprehension into which mined and bridges blown only gaged, Defence Minister Em-

ammunition. which is that an armed convoy can pass whit up their

Little is thrown ject-Associated Prem anuel Shiawell told the House

basis of the damages which be safety. Suppiles come mostly by food was left. of Commons.)

The barbour-master of the may claim of the penalty which air and sea.

They have support from the tiny port alipped away in a leted may

on the other. requirement that there locally raised army of Nung sampan on the fourth night to should be present ability" it-Trid Eeman, called "Umbretia fetch help from Moncay Na- self supports this, as Its ab. Battalion", which was originally (Continued on Page 12 Col-5) sence would In the ordinary way be manifest, and do eway with apprehension. Once it is conceded that the essence of the the effect upon the matter is intended victim, then there is & course no difference between Sells, Arizona, Nov. 16.

pro Force four-actual" and "apparent" Two giant Air

to carry out the engined "bombers collided and sent ability crashed today during high al-threat titude refuelling operation COUNSEL'S POINT'

"In zubmitting that the fear over the Papago Indian reser- vation and first reports sald 13 or apprehension of the person threatened was not the essence airmen were killed..

Arizone hig way patrolmen of the matter Mr Bernacchi for Cispatched to the scene. said the prisoners made the point Un that if it were so there is no

COMMENT OF THE DAY

A Gesture. To Peking

TR Dean Acheson the United States

M secrunty of State, has given an

enticing "come and play ball" sign to thu Pohing delegation now on its way to New York by his assurances that not only has the United States no designa on the Manchurian border, but that the is willing to see that Chinese Communist interests in that aron are fully protected. Peking would bo guilty of an ungracious gesture if it refused to accept these assurances, especially as they have been advanced spontaneously. Common ground for settling the new dispute in North Korea by negotiation can easily be found if the Peking government is pre- pared to make some effort. The United Nations Organisation has no quarrel with Communist China except that which the Peking regime wilfully picks, as, for example, by military interven- tion in Korca. The Chinese Communists may quite honestly have considered United Nations forces on Manchurian frontiers a menace, but fears on this score can quickly be allayed if the Peking delegation frankly approaches the Security Council and requests

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guarantees. The delegates will receive them in full. But there must, simultaneously, bo guaran- tees from Peking that its heavily armed forces in North Korea will be with- drawn without further delay. On such an exchange of assurances a cease-fire could be immediately effected, making it possible thereafter to consolidate

the preliminary negotiations with a solid agreement on the preservation of the Manchurian-Korean frontiers. The creation of a buffer state to facilitate such an agreement is still regarded as feasible, if not essential, by some members of the United Nations. And if the 'setting up of such a territory is primarily for the purpose of removing Chinese apprehensions about Man- churia, and guaranteeing the continued security of the important hydro-; electric plants in North Korea, one would expect the Paking government. to embrace the suggestion with enthusiasm. The main point at this moment, however, is that the United States has already held out the olive branch and Pelding has no reason or excune for failing to reciprocate.

Water Shortage Here Again

E have been. Informed that tho water supply situation in the .Colony is serious and that it will become dangerous unless there is greater restraint in public consumption and unless every householder avoida wasto of any description. Wo-have hesitation in communding to tho public an appeal for conservation of water by self-restricted use and the avoidance of waste. At the same time, while Government is entitled to expect" the codmmunity to co-operate and to do, its

no

fout to, use less water and to 'stop arilng, and Jeaking taps) the public is

to know whether the Authori

of

ties are actively pursuing the subject of increased

The water storage.. fundamental problem of the Colony's perennial water shortage, is inability, to catch and store enough rainfall, and!" until this has been rectifled, efforts to conserve water by restricted consump tion can do nothing more than alleviate. Wo suspect that Before long an, official appeal will be made to the public to save water; the appeal would un doubtedly make a dooper imprösslon, IT, at the same time? Government could make an encouraging progress report on the _quéation" of, new, and larger

that British warr casuallles tu

The Red China radio sald North Korean troops "ghting shoulder to wholidera with killed or Chinese volunteers", wounded 8,800 United Nations troops between October 25 and November 8.

Intelligence officers and Gen- eral Douglas MacArthur's Tokyo headquarters said they unable to confirm the Commu- nist figures-Associated Press.

were

Confessions

Of

sub- or that

he

BOMBERS COLLIDE

13 Airmen Killed

ten survived the crash.

said that at Why the use of mero

Harold Gold

Gold verified reports

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and

Davis Monthan

survivors

Forco Alt

(which could inspire should not constitute an New York, Nov. 16. parachuted to safety.

asault. It is now settled law Harry Gold, confessed go- between for Dr Klaus Buchs Base officials said both planes that they cannot, though at one Soviet aples, testified to were based at the Tucson time that also was regarded as No authority in day that Abraham Brothman, stallation. Ten men were re-doubtful New York Chemical engineer,

aboard one plane a B-29, which that subject is discussed ported gave bin complete plans for and 13 rode in the other, a B-40, has been quoted to us but it i

modified version the B-29. easy to suggest quite a different manufactu of Buna-8] nasties

from basis for this distinction that Rescue synthetic

crash sceno 'an_emor= |"; 1942.

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had to be drawn Lestifying for the

the equipped with sleeping bags, somewhere and merd, words are Įsecond ........ day in tho

capable of being used in eo :D Brothman, sald ho (Gold) hand-water, food and weapons.

that two many different ways, with auch

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trial of

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of this "rébels' weapons came originally from America. They were part of the aid plan ned to the Chinese Nationallets,

Minh troops

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ed them over to Soviet agents. First Indication

Gold sald Brothman gave him planes ware involved in the A, multitude of shades of mean-1 20% to 60 blueprints covering accident came from a group of ing and tone that the courie entire Bung-3 process and Papago Indian children, who would have been in continual words aloneTM calid planes dificully a claimed they at Lost 300typewritten Pages" of

of written description

collide in the air. constitute stuff The New

Harris, teacher at Reservation school near Banta to be insisted on as a test,

a loaded firearm at person, it not To if the Immun!❤ tion

or if the is defective firearm itself has defective the

In this

Gold is not get updates Rosa, quoted one of his pupila, tboksi: it is an assault to point/12. ChaosMed rusthark inclemn a young: Indian boy, Bay#ying HIN

to being go-between for Dr the fol Facher convicted, British atom said, "It looked like 2, and Boyler agente, and Will together. Both went drws in mechanism,, even though, theat „tre sentenced on. Decòmbar 7 in smoke,"

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